Despite intensive efforts by the Obama administration to help the Israelis and Palestinians agree on a framework for peace negotiations by late April, and Secretary of State John Kerry’s frequent trips to the region, Americans are as doubtful as ever that Israel and its Arab neighbors will ever settle their differences and live in peace. Exactly one-third now believe this will happen, down from 38% in 2012, while 64% believe peace will never be reached. Current optimism is on the low end of what Gallup has found in the last two decades. CONT.
Lydia Saad, Gallup